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FeaturesNorris Cylinder Company
First established in 1930 by Kenneth T Norris, Norris Cylinder, is one of the largest manufacturers of high- and low-pressure steel and acetylene cylinders. For more than 70 years, the company has provided quality cylinders and services to the industrial gas industry.
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The Southeast Report
Incorporating Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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10 minutes with… Michelle Avila
Take 10 minutes out with Michelle Avila, Hypertherm’s Communications Manager, as she discusses her job role, the hot topics for Hypertherm at the moment and the company’s most popular products.
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Make the switch
Chemweld President Linda Smith presents the case for using alternative fuels instead of acetylene.
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Laser cutters
Today’s laser-cutting machines at fabrication shops run a pretty penny, costing upwards to $1m. No small investment but well worth the price for precision cutting everything from mild to stainless steel, aluminum, titanium and more.
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CO2 as a laser gas
Carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers were one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed in 1964 by Bell Labs, and some claim them to be one of the most powerful continuous lasers available today.
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Breaking down barriers
Samantha Farr, of Women Who Weld, hopes to increase female numbers in the welding industry. She talks with US Journalist Molly Burgess.
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The role of the independent gas distributor
According to the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) (robotics.org), robots and automation are dominating new capital equipment purchases. Robots were shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year, with more non-automotive companies installing robots than ever before. RIA statistics show 35,880 units were shipped in 2018, a 7% increase ...
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Solutions for fabricators
For over 120 years, Lincoln Electric has been a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for welding and fabrication. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company operates 60 manufacturing locations in 19 countries and generated $3bn in revenue in 2018.
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Meaty challenge
Chris Ebeling, of Messer, explains how African Swine Fever impacts the US food industry.
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A bridge to the future
During May 14 – 16, 2019 over 500 attendees spanning 112 Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative (IWDC) member companies and 95 IWDC vendor partners joined together in the “City of Bridges”, Pittsburgh, PA, for the IWDC’s annual Sales and Purchasing Convention.
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Meditech Technology
Oxygen for the world’ is the mission of Meditech Technology Co. Ltd. The two major shareholders of Meditech Technology are both graduates of medical universities in China and deeply recognise the importance of the quality of medical oxygen for human beings, as well as for other lives.
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An introduction to…Alternative medical gas storage systems
The medical oxygen cylinder has been on a journey of progression through the decades, as the sector has required ever more portability and ever-lighter weight vessels.
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Man on the Moon
This July marks 50 years since man first stepped on the Moon. gas world pays homage to this truly incredible moment for mankind, as well as the amazing feats of science, engineering and industrial gas application, in a celebratory interview with NASA.
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Necessity is the mother of invention
Noble Helium is driving critical new helium exploration efforts. Chairman Walter Jennings and founder and CEO Justyn Wood explain why fledgling Australian helium explorer Noble Helium has the passion, and increasingly the people, to deliver, in an interview with Rob Cockerill.
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Getting man to Mars
No other planet has captured our collective imagination quite like Mars. In the late 1800s when people first observed the canal-like features on Mars’ surface, many speculated that an intelligent alien species lived there. This led to numerous stories about Martians, some of whom invade Earth, like in the 1938 ...
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On-site PSA oxygen generators
On-site oxygen generators for medical use are increasingly considered the best alternative to traditional liquid supply or filled cylinders. With an oxygen generator, one will get a secure and constant source of pure oxygen, produced directly at the hospital or care site, and that oxygen is availabl
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Medical gases
A range of topics are trending in the medical gases market of today, from homecare to portability of oxygen and the digitisation of medical gas delivery that increasingly underpins these growth areas. All of which present new considerations and challenges in safety, as EIGA members keenly explained at the association’s ...
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In focus… MRI technologies
The first MRI scan of a human took place in 1977, a method of imaging diagnostics that has developed so rapidly that it is now found in almost every major hospital in developed economies.
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Portable oxygen: Rising demand, POC’s proliferating
A portable oxygen concentrator (POC) can help patients with respiratory disorders remain active. But with different technologies now available, which POC is best suited to meet both clinical and lifestyle needs? A new independent report sheds light on the choices, GCE’s Donald Oleforo explains.
